Striatum in a sentence

The striatum, in red, includes the caudate nucleus (top), the putamen (right), and, when including the term 'corpus' striatum, the globus pallidus (lower left).

Given its importance in the experience of pleasure, it goes without saying that the ventral striatum also plays a significant role in the emotion of joy.

A cross-section of the striatum in a mouse brain.

Effective punishment, as compared with symbolic punishment, activated the dorsal striatum, which has been implicated in the processing of rewards that accrue as a result of goal-directed actions.

HD symptoms include severe motor, cognitive, and psychiatric impairments that result from dysfunction and later degeneration of medium-sized spiny neurons (MSNs) in the striatum.

One area, in particular, the striatum, had enhanced sensitivity to insulin after the 8-week exercise such that the brain response of a person with obesity after exercise training resembled the response of a person with normal weight.

Early symptoms are attributable to functions of the striatum and its cortical connections—namely control over movement, mood and higher cognitive function.

Macroscopic changes Area of the brain most damaged in early Huntington's disease— striatum (shown in purple) HD affects the whole brain, but certain areas are more vulnerable than others.

The cortical pyramidal neurons projecting to the striatum are located in layers II-VI, but the most dense projections come from layer V. citation They end mainly on the spines of the spiny neurons.

The direct pathway consists of axons from medium spiny cells in the striatum that project directly to pars reticulata.

The dopaminergic pathway from the substantia nigra pars compacta to the striatum is shown in light blue.

The dorsal sectors (containing the dorsal striatum and substantia nigra) operate at lower levels, selecting the specific muscles and movements that are used to implement a given behavior pattern.

The putamen and caudate nucleus are also collectively called the corpus striatum after their striped appearance.

The putamen is interconnected with the following structures: This is a transverse section of the striatum from a structural MR image.

The striatum includes the caudate nucleus (top) and putamen (right) and the globus pallidus (left).

The striatum is divided into ventral and dorsal subregions, based upon function and connectivity.

The striatum processes the errors in prediction and the behavior changes accordingly.

The term neostriatum was forged by comparative anatomists comparing the subcortical structures between vertebrates, because it was thought to be a phylogenetically newer section of the corpus striatum.

This classification was first proposed by Sano in 1910. citation The pars compacta serves mainly as an input to the basal ganglia circuit, supplying the striatum with dopamine.